In re Brenda M.
Marcelino M. appeals from the juvenile courts order sustaining the allegations of a petition under Welfare and Institutions Code section 300 (all further statutory references are to the Welfare and Institutions Code unless otherwise specified) and declaring his two children, Brenda M. and Brandon M., dependents of the court. He contends the juvenile court committed prejudicial error by precluding him from presenting evidence or cross examining witnesses as a sanction for invoking his Fifth Amendment privilege against self incrimination at the jurisdiction/disposition hearing. Court do not reverse the juvenile courts order placing the children in the mothers custody, and that custody order remain in effect.
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